House Bill 1548

(As Passed the House)

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING
THE EXPENSES OF THE GRAND GULF MILITARY MONUMENT COMMISSION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
2004.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. The following sum, or so much thereof as may
be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund
not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the
Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission in the operation and maintenance of the
Grand Gulf Military Monument for the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 2003, and ending June 30, 2004........................ $ 215,849.00.

SECTION 2. The following sum, or so much thereof as may
be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the special fund in
the State Treasury to the credit of the Grand Gulf Military Monument
Commission, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the commission in the
operation and maintenance of the Grand Gulf Military Monument for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 2003, and ending June 30, 2004...... $ 109,490.00.

SECTION
3. Of the funds appropriated under
the provisions of Sections 1 and 2, not more than the amounts set forth below
shall be expended for the respective major objects or purposes of expenditure:

Any transfers or escalations shall be made
in accordance with the terms, conditions and procedures established by law.

No general funds authorized to be expended herein
shall be used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds which are
being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which
are withdrawn and no longer available.

SECTION
4. It shall be unlawful for any
officer, employee or other person whatsoever to use or permit or authorize the
use of any automobile or any other motor vehicle owned by the State of
Mississippi or any department, agency or institution thereof for any purpose
other than upon the official business of the State of Mississippi or any
agency, department or institution thereof.

It is the intent of the Legislature that
motor vehicles authorized to be owned and operated by this agency shall comply
with Sections 25-1-77 through 25-1-93, Mississippi Code of 1972.

SECTION
5. Of the funds provided under the provisions of this act, Thirteen Thousand
Four Hundred Seventeen Dollars ($13,417.00) may be used to reallocate or
reclassify existing positions of this agency.

SECTION 6. It is the intention of the Legislature that none of the funds
appropriated by this act shall be expended for increased charges for State and
School Employees' Health Insurance Plan premium rates assessed by the
Department of Finance and Administration in excess of the Fiscal Year 2003 premium
rates for the health insurance plan.

SECTION
7. The money herein appropriated
shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State Treasury to
the credit of the proper fund or funds as set forth in this act, upon warrants
issued by the State Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue
his warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper person, officer or
officers, in the manner provided by law.

SECTION
8. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after July 1, 2003.